1.1    .................... moves to amend H. F. No. 2100 as follows:
1.2Page 1, delete subdivision 2 and insert:
1.3    "Subd. 2. Bisphenol-A and phthalates committee. The commissioner of health
1.4shall create a committee under the direction of the environmental health division of
1.5the Department of Health to study the scientific literature and make recommendations
1.6to the legislature on the health impact of bisphenol-A and phthalates on children in
1.7products intended for use by young children, including, but not limited to, toys, pacifiers,
1.8baby bottles, and teethers, and report back by January 2, 2008. The committee shall
1.9also identify least toxic alternatives. Of the seven committee members at least one
1.10shall be a representative of the Department of Health, one shall be a representative of
1.11environmental health sciences research, one shall be a representative of the Minnesota
1.12Nurses Association, one shall be a representative of environmental health consumer
1.13advocates, one shall be a member of a children's product manufacturer's association, and
1.14one shall be a representative of other health sciences.
1.15    Subd. 3. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
1.16the meanings given them:
1.17(a) "Toy" means all products designed or intended by the manufacturer to be used by
1.18children when they play.
1.19    (b) "Child care article" means all products designed or intended by the manufacturer
1.20to facilitate sleep, relaxation, or the feeding of children or to help children with sucking or
1.21teething."
1.22Page 2, delete section 2
1.23Renumber the sections in sequence
1.24Amend the title accordingly